And I Put Mud On Your Sole
Here's how I view the deal:
Nobody can see eye to eye.
We've all been impacted, changed;
Not even one is the same.
If I took a walk in your shoes
You'd hate me for stepping in the mud.
If I saw life through your eyes
You'd yell at me for looking directly into the sun.
But our differences give life that certain spice.
And still we're ignorant of each other.
Ignorant even of our
own beliefs.
We can't face up to what's in our hearts,
So we adopt someone else's thoughts
And live this lie like it's our own.
You can't get mad at me for stepping in the mud
Because they're not your shoes anyway.
You left your own somewhere back in the past,
And now they lie with your youthful dreams,
Somewhere behind you.
But all you have to do is believe.
I know it's hard, you're out of practice.
But I did it today and can tell you honestly
That it isn't as hard as you think.
You want to believe, but you hide
So you won't have to believe what's in your heart.
I urge you to look behind and take them back.
They've been following you all your life
As if they had a mind of their own,
And they do; it's your mind they have,
Nobody else's.
Throw away those tattered things you call dreams
And slip back into the magnificence of your youth.
Now you can see it all again:
The beauty in the world, the hope that lies ahead.
It does get better, you just have to realize it.
All the garbage will still be there, and you can't ignore it,
But you can look beyond it,
Make it a small matter, sitting in the back of your mind
As you enjoy what you do in everything you do.
I know I will.
Join me and you'll see what I mean.
Now the deal has changed.
Now we see eye to eye.
Enjoy your revolutions.
I was inspired on Friday, September 27, 2002
